DID YOU KNOW THESE FACTS ABOUT CAPE GIRARDEAU?

Cape Girardeau colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately 115 miles southeast of St. Louis. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 37,941.

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The city is known to some as "The City of Roses" because of a 9-mile stretch of highway that was once lined with dozens of rose bushes. Although there used to be many prominent rose gardens around the community, few of these gardens exist today.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,502, and the median income for a family was $47,592. Males had a median income of $31,575 versus $21,392 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,877. About 8.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

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